A494 lorry driver charged with drink driving after tanker overturned

An overturned lorry causes the A494 at Queensferry to be closed in both directions on Wednesday evening. (Image: Ian Cooper/North Wales Live)

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A lorry driver has been charged following a collision that shut the A494 for over 12 hours.

Piotr Zamorski has been charged with drink driving after emergency services were called to the A494 in Queensferry at A550 Gladstone Way before 10pm on Wednesday, May 20.

The road was closed in both directions for over 12 hours while emergency services worked at the scene.

An arrest was made following the collision after a failed breath test.

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Now 44-year-old Zamorski is expected to appear at magistrates court after a charge was brought.

A spokesperson for North Wales Police said: "Piotr Zamorski 44 was charged after failing breath test."